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Radiant in Commercial

The use of energy efficient products, recycled materials and sustainable and green building practices can help a company or organization obtain a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). One of these awards not only helps to improve the value of the property, but it also lowers operating costs and makes a space more likely to retain tenants.

These certifications also give the building owner and tenants peace of mind concerning the negative impact that the structure has on the environment and lets them rest easy knowing they are doing their part to reduce the emissions that are associated with commercial structures in the U.S.

The USGBC has estimated that commercial buildings in the U.S. currently account for 40 percent of the total energy consumption in the country, a number that the government is trying to reduce by a significant amount through the implementation of policies and endorsements of certification programs like LEED.

These products not only help a building achieve a certification from the USGBC, but also lower the operating costs for owners and tenants.

Radiant heating systems are especially beneficial for commercial buildings, as the technology helps to limit the temperature difference in a room between the floor and ceiling, limiting the amount of waste that is associated with the product compared to older technology.

These systems also limit the amount of energy needed to provide a sufficient level of heat, as an efficient delivery system lowers the expenditure by a significant amount.

If any radiant method can achieve full heating capabilities in a home, Warmboard can

NRT has been extremely impressed with the ease of installation of Warmboard panels. If any radiant method can achieve full heating capabilities in a home, Warmboard can, and it can usually do so even with low temperature heating methods like geothermal heat pumps.In our experience, we can maximize a wood floor output at about 30 BTUs/sq ft at no more than 115 degree supply water temperature. With tile the situation is even better. That is typically enough output to satisfy all but the highest heat load spaces with floor heat alone, eliminating the need for secondary heat sources in almost all cases. - Rob Brown - Northeast Radiant Technologies, Gardiner, ME

Welcome to Warmboard, Simply Smarter Radiant Heat

Warmboard was invented in 1992 by Architect and entrepreneur Terry Alsberg. It has since become one of the fastest growing and most popular radiant heating systems. Two things drive growth and popularity of Warmboard:

More comfortable radiant floor heating

Warmboard adjusts its radiant heat output to quickly match changing heat loads throughout the day and night. This gives you the exact feeling of warmth you desire from a radiant floor heat system. The goal of any radiant floor heating system is to ensure that the temperature that you feel in your home is exactly the temperature you desire, and to maintain this ideal comfort minute by minute, hour by hour. No other radiant heat system can match the precise control and fast response of a low mass Warmboard radiant heat system.

More energy efficient radiant floor heating

Warmboard is simply more conductive compared to all the other radiant heat systems. The job of a radiant heat system is to conduct heat from water in a tube to the surface of a radiant floor. This is why in radiant floor heating, conductivity is king. It is a simple law of physics that as conductivity goes up, water temperature goes down. It always saves money to heat water to a lower temperature, and therefore Warmboard is more energy efficient than all other radiant heat systems.